An absolutely regal blend of emerald green foliage and jewel-like
amethystblooms
in late summer, Royal Purple brings the palace outdoors.
Stunning
evergreen
(3/8 to 1/2 inch wide) leaf blades, hyacinth-like blossoms and a
moderate
to
fast
growth rate ensure that your garden will be resplendent with color whether it is
fully shaded
or
sunny.

Royal Purple sets a stately stage as a
border
for formal gardens.
Suitable for southern gardens or in shady and dry places where little else grows, you find Royal Purple tolerates heavy shade, a wide range of well-drained soils and is
drought
and heat resistant.

What landscape designers love about this Liriope is the wide range of uses including container plantings, rock gardens, woodland gardens,
seashore
plantings, borders, massing, and groundcovers.
When placed in fertile, moist, well-drained soil in
light shade,
Royal Purple will absolutely blow your mind with lush foliage and decadent blossoms.

Gardener Tips
We absolutely adore Royal Purple placed in clumps beside mounds of
Coral Bells
and
Oertel's Rose Yarrow.
The foliage on this trio is enough to fill a garden with gorgeous textural and color interest even without their lovely blooms.

If you are considering purchasing this plant in bare root form,
please read
about bare root plants
so you know what to expect.

General information about Liriope muscari (Lily Turf):
With slim spears of foliage, Liriope muscari is not only a lush perennial, it is often a gardener’s best solution.
Perfect for banks, beds and at the
base of trees
where roots will not permit grass to grow, Liriope muscari proves virtually indestructible in stubborn areas.

Liriopes are the perfect living
border,
creating stately outlines for formal gardens, and in southern gardens, when other plants wilt, they thrive.
Of course Liriopes are famous as low-maintenance
turf substitutes,
and with the exception of
Big Blue
and
Liriope spicata
(both are
creepers),
they stay in
clumps.

We’ve narrowed down the selections for you to what we feel are some of the top varieties offering a range of color, size and superior hardiness.
Be warned, once you start perusing, you’ll find yourself wanting more than one variety. They’re just that beautiful!

Important note about bare root Liriope
Liriope is not like other perennials, it grows much slower the first year when transplanted from
bare roots
than from potted plants.
Do not expect much growth the first season after transplanting bare roots.
If you seek substantial growth the first summer after transplanting, buy potted plants.

Why all the confusion about the common names?
In 1763, the French botanist Michael Adanson described a plant (probably Liriope) that he called Mondo, which remains a common name today.

A few years later, Carl Peter Thunberg described a plant, which he named Convallaria japonica.
This species is now known as Ophiopogon japonicus.

A decade later, Portugese botanist Joao de Loureiro described and named the plant we now know as Liriope muscari.
Nearly 100 years later Joseph Decaisne described the same species as Ophiopogon muscari.

Over time there have been numerous discussions regarding these plants and the proper botanical names for them.
Today, both Liriope and Ophiopogon are treated as distinct genera.
In addition to sharing the name Mondo, the plants are also interchangably called Lilyturf and Monkey Grass.

Classy Groundcovers has extremely fast shipping, their plants are well packaged and are top quality. These lily turf plants are doing very well after being planted. Couldn't be happier with my purchase.

We ordered our first batch four years ago. All plants arrived beautiful and healthy and have been thriving since. Last year we ordered our send batch for a different area but ordered bare root plants to save on costs. They survived the harsh winter and look... Read full review >

In northern zones where winter snow will crush the foliage, consider shearing (or mowing on high) in late fall or very early spring to avoid a period of ratty-looking dead foliage in the spring that can impede new spring growth.

Shearing in southern zones is optional, you may elect to do it just to maintain the most attractive appearance.

This plant can be susceptible to
Anthracnose, especially in southern zones.
If it develops brown spots in winter, cut the foliage back (to the ground is OK) in early spring.